PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brand (ranked 7888 p4p, 484 weight class) and Andre Massena (ranked 7268 p4p, 463 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brand
vs
Massena

198 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
268 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Massena!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Brand.
Massena throws a hook but Brand blocks it.
Brand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Brand.
Brand scores with a nice strike.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Brand and Massena goes tumbling to the canvas! Brand follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Massena is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Massena regains full guard. Nicely done.
Massena is still in real trouble! Can Brand finish him?
Brand has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Massena is proving hard to escape from.

Brand gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Massena decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brand's guard.
Massena slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Massena looking to pass the guard.
Massena seems to have recovered his senses.
Massena is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brand is looking to stand up but Massena isn't so interested in that idea.
Massena slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brand wants to stand and escape but Massena is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Massena slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brand wants to get back to his feet but Massena is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brand keeping full guard, as Massena tries to pass.
Massena engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Massena won't allow Brand to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brand keeping full guard, as Massena tries to pass.
Massena prevents Brand from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brand throws a hook but Massena blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Massena misses.
Brand throws a combination that misses

and Massena counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Brand!
Brand is trying to buck Massena off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massena postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Massena working the ground and pound but Brand is defending the strikes.
Brand wants to get back to his feet but Massena drags him back down.
Massena taking a breather here.
Massena sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brand is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Massena moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Massena working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brand is trying to get back to his feet.

Massena looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Massena takes a little break here. Brand wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Brand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Massena on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Massena asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Massena sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Brand is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brand pushes Massena away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Massena gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Massena tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Massena tries for a kimura but Brand is defending well.
Brand is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Massena asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Massena working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brand is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Massena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brand keeps working.
Massena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Massena throws an elbow but Brand slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brand dodges the ground and pound from Massena.
Massena in side control, throwing shots but Brand defends.
Brand is being controlled here.
Brand is pushing Massena's head away, looking to escape. Massena manages to hold on to the position though.
Massena fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Massena is looking to take a break and control but Brand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Massena controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andre Massena will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Brand ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Massena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Massena tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brand defends well and Massena ends up having to push Brand into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brand misses with an uppercut. Massena saw that one coming.
A jab from Brand finds it's way through Massena's defenses.
Daniel Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniel Brand is winning the standup battle so far.
Brand paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Brand cracks Massena with a big right hand and Massena goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brand is one step ahead there.
Brand wanted to stand there but Massena had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand stopping the sweep attempt from Massena.
Brand trying to stand up but can't free himself from Massena's guard.
Massena is adopting a defensive guard.
Massena wants to sweep here but Brand controlling him for the moment.
Massena is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Brand stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brand scores with a nice head shot.
Brand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Massena moves away and avoids it.
Massena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Massena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Massena.
Brand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Massena.
A punch lands to the side of Brand 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brand connects with a nice looking jab.
Massena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brand.
Brand drops Massena with a straight right hand, right on the button! Brand follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Brand!